My husband Kenya is great with directions. He can figure out two or three ways to get to the same destination. I, on the other hand, am very one-dimensional in my thinking when it comes to figuring out routes. I have to do it one way and stick to that way only. When I veer off the path I most understand, and am most comfortable with, I tend to get lost. Very lost. For very long periods of time. It's pretty sad.
Similarly, many of us are too one-dimensional in our thinking when it comes to how and what God does in our lives. When He doesn't choose a path for us that we're comfortable or familiar with, we feel lost and discouraged. We begin to think He's forgotten about His word concerning us.
It's almost like we get a one-track-mind when it comes to the blessings of the Lord. You know how it can be... God will speak to you, and immediately you begin reading into what He's saying, right? So you condition your mind to think that things are going to happen somewhat exactly like you picture it.
Then... when it doesn't... all your hopes and dreams are dashed. Utter devastation. You come unglued. You feel like your world is crashing down around you. You also feel disillusioned and wonder why you ever even got your hopes up in the first place.
But wait.
God never promised He would do things our way. Although He may have partially revealed the "what," He didn't necessarily disclose the "how". In fact, most times, He only reveals the what in part, with plenty of details missing. That's why we have to be careful not to jump ahead of God. As I always say, only He knows the end from the beginning. We don't.
I just believe that there's someone reading this blog right now, and recently you got some really disappointing news. You thought something was going to work out and it didn't. Things look pretty bad right now and you don't know how the situation is going to come together. But God wants you to know that He has an alternate route for you to take. He's not going to leave you hanging out there with no solutions.
But here's what you must know.
He has a different path laid out for you. It ultimately leads to what you want... it's just not going to happen the way you thought. That's all. Everything you're going through right now is all happening so the Lord can get you to the exact place He wants you to be. I know how bad it seems, but the answers are already awaiting you. Doors are going to open for you in ways you least expect them to.
Listen; just because your blessing, breakthrough, and deliverance didn't come the way you thought it would, doesn't mean that it won't ever come. It also doesn't mean that God has failed you. It also doesn't mean that you misheard or misunderstood what God was saying.
All it means is that the way God's plans will manifest in your life will dramatically differ from what you were thinking. That's it.
I want you to remember this. God is going to do everything He's spoken over your life. Everything. And that door that recently was slammed shut in your face was just a setup to get you to take the alternate route that God had waiting for you all along.
When you get on His set path things will be smoother and simpler than you ever imagined. I'll leave the words with you that God spoke to Joshua: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9 NKJV).
As always, thanks for reading, and until next time... may you be empowered to prosper!
Dianna Hobbs
www.eewmagazine.com
Similarly, many of us are too one-dimensional in our thinking when it comes to how and what God does in our lives. When He doesn't choose a path for us that we're comfortable or familiar with, we feel lost and discouraged. We begin to think He's forgotten about His word concerning us.
It's almost like we get a one-track-mind when it comes to the blessings of the Lord. You know how it can be... God will speak to you, and immediately you begin reading into what He's saying, right? So you condition your mind to think that things are going to happen somewhat exactly like you picture it.
Then... when it doesn't... all your hopes and dreams are dashed. Utter devastation. You come unglued. You feel like your world is crashing down around you. You also feel disillusioned and wonder why you ever even got your hopes up in the first place.
But wait.
God never promised He would do things our way. Although He may have partially revealed the "what," He didn't necessarily disclose the "how". In fact, most times, He only reveals the what in part, with plenty of details missing. That's why we have to be careful not to jump ahead of God. As I always say, only He knows the end from the beginning. We don't.
I just believe that there's someone reading this blog right now, and recently you got some really disappointing news. You thought something was going to work out and it didn't. Things look pretty bad right now and you don't know how the situation is going to come together. But God wants you to know that He has an alternate route for you to take. He's not going to leave you hanging out there with no solutions.
But here's what you must know.
He has a different path laid out for you. It ultimately leads to what you want... it's just not going to happen the way you thought. That's all. Everything you're going through right now is all happening so the Lord can get you to the exact place He wants you to be. I know how bad it seems, but the answers are already awaiting you. Doors are going to open for you in ways you least expect them to.
Listen; just because your blessing, breakthrough, and deliverance didn't come the way you thought it would, doesn't mean that it won't ever come. It also doesn't mean that God has failed you. It also doesn't mean that you misheard or misunderstood what God was saying.
All it means is that the way God's plans will manifest in your life will dramatically differ from what you were thinking. That's it.
I want you to remember this. God is going to do everything He's spoken over your life. Everything. And that door that recently was slammed shut in your face was just a setup to get you to take the alternate route that God had waiting for you all along.
When you get on His set path things will be smoother and simpler than you ever imagined. I'll leave the words with you that God spoke to Joshua: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9 NKJV).
As always, thanks for reading, and until next time... may you be empowered to prosper!
Dianna Hobbs
www.eewmagazine.com
